7 APRIL 1967, Page 23

A nation unprepared

Sir : Your article 'A nation unprepared' (31 March) states that the 'Torrey Canyon' was 'equipped with every modern navigational device.' This is not so, for she was not equipped with the Decca Navigator.

W. L. Spalding The Decca Navigator Company Limited, Decca House, 9 Albert Embankment, London SE1